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Nitazenes: A New, Potent Opioid Threatening the US
A new synthetic opioid, nitazene, up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl, is causing a surge in overdoses across the US due to its undetectability in standard drug screenings and its presence in counterfeit pills.
Nitazenes: A New, Potent Opioid Threatening the US
A new synthetic opioid, nitazene, up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl, is causing a surge in overdoses across the US due to its undetectability in standard drug screenings and its presence in counterfeit pills.
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20% Bias Score
Germany's Fight Against Synthetic Opioids: Essen's Model and National Concerns
Amidst a rising tide of synthetic opioid abuse in Germany, Essen's innovative approach to harm reduction, coupled with national initiatives, aims to prevent a crisis similar to those seen in other countries.
Germany's Fight Against Synthetic Opioids: Essen's Model and National Concerns
Amidst a rising tide of synthetic opioid abuse in Germany, Essen's innovative approach to harm reduction, coupled with national initiatives, aims to prevent a crisis similar to those seen in other countries.
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20% Bias Score
Sydney Man Charged with Supplying 2.1kg of Potent Synthetic Opioid Nitazene
Sydney police charged a man with supplying 2.1 kilograms of nitazenes, a synthetic opioid up to 28 times stronger than fentanyl, found in vape liquid, highlighting a sophisticated distribution network and significant public health concern.
Sydney Man Charged with Supplying 2.1kg of Potent Synthetic Opioid Nitazene
Sydney police charged a man with supplying 2.1 kilograms of nitazenes, a synthetic opioid up to 28 times stronger than fentanyl, found in vape liquid, highlighting a sophisticated distribution network and significant public health concern.
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40% Bias Score
Europe's Drug Crisis Worsens: Record Overdoses and Cocaine Seizures
The European Drug Agency reports a rise in drug-related deaths to 7,500 in 2023, driven by opioids and record cocaine seizures (419 tons), highlighting the growing complexity of Europe's drug problem and the urgent need for increased treatment and law enforcement efforts.
Europe's Drug Crisis Worsens: Record Overdoses and Cocaine Seizures
The European Drug Agency reports a rise in drug-related deaths to 7,500 in 2023, driven by opioids and record cocaine seizures (419 tons), highlighting the growing complexity of Europe's drug problem and the urgent need for increased treatment and law enforcement efforts.
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44% Bias Score
NSW Launches Pill Testing Trial Amid Nitazene Crisis
NSW Premier Chris Minns approved a pill-testing trial after urgent warnings about nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, spreading across the state, resulting in severe overdoses; the trial, operating at two music festivals, has already seen 268 visits and 195 samples tested.
NSW Launches Pill Testing Trial Amid Nitazene Crisis
NSW Premier Chris Minns approved a pill-testing trial after urgent warnings about nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, spreading across the state, resulting in severe overdoses; the trial, operating at two music festivals, has already seen 268 visits and 195 samples tested.
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36% Bias Score
Queensland Closes Pill-Testing Sites Amidst Potent Opioid Threat
Queensland closed two pill-testing sites on April 4th, against the advice of the Australian Medical Association Queensland, amid the first detection of potent synthetic opioids 40 times stronger than fentanyl in Australian wastewater, raising concerns of increased overdose risks.
Queensland Closes Pill-Testing Sites Amidst Potent Opioid Threat
Queensland closed two pill-testing sites on April 4th, against the advice of the Australian Medical Association Queensland, amid the first detection of potent synthetic opioids 40 times stronger than fentanyl in Australian wastewater, raising concerns of increased overdose risks.
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56% Bias Score
Germany Prepares for Synthetic Opioid Crisis
Three German cities—Essen, Hannover, and Berlin—are implementing a nationwide model program, "Synthetic Opioids—Prepare and Respond," to proactively address the rising threat of synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which are increasingly mixed with heroin and consumed, even by young people, often unknow...
Germany Prepares for Synthetic Opioid Crisis
Three German cities—Essen, Hannover, and Berlin—are implementing a nationwide model program, "Synthetic Opioids—Prepare and Respond," to proactively address the rising threat of synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which are increasingly mixed with heroin and consumed, even by young people, often unknow...
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24% Bias Score
Essen's Drug Crisis: A Case Study in Harm Reduction and Emerging Threats
In Essen, Germany, a harm reduction center on Hoffnungstraße (Hope Street) has prevented deaths from drug overdoses since 2001, but faces new challenges from the rise of crack cocaine and synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazene.
Essen's Drug Crisis: A Case Study in Harm Reduction and Emerging Threats
In Essen, Germany, a harm reduction center on Hoffnungstraße (Hope Street) has prevented deaths from drug overdoses since 2001, but faces new challenges from the rise of crack cocaine and synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazene.
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16% Bias Score
Potent New Opioid Nitazene Threatens to Worsen Opioid Crisis
A new synthetic opioid, nitazenes, 40 times stronger than fentanyl, is spreading in the US and Europe, causing increasing overdose risks due to its potency and uncontrolled distribution in various forms (intravenous, pills, powder, aerosols).
Potent New Opioid Nitazene Threatens to Worsen Opioid Crisis
A new synthetic opioid, nitazenes, 40 times stronger than fentanyl, is spreading in the US and Europe, causing increasing overdose risks due to its potency and uncontrolled distribution in various forms (intravenous, pills, powder, aerosols).
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40% Bias Score
Queensland Pill-Testing Trial Closed, Evaluation Withheld
Queensland's short-lived pill-testing trial, shut down by the LNP government in April 2024, despite a completed $453,286 evaluation, highlights a lack of overdose monitoring and potential increase in harm from dangerous drugs like nitazenes, with one death reported.
Queensland Pill-Testing Trial Closed, Evaluation Withheld
Queensland's short-lived pill-testing trial, shut down by the LNP government in April 2024, despite a completed $453,286 evaluation, highlights a lack of overdose monitoring and potential increase in harm from dangerous drugs like nitazenes, with one death reported.
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56% Bias Score
Potent Synthetic Opioids and Animal Sedative Detected in Australian Wastewater
Analysis of Australian wastewater samples detected nitazenes, synthetic opioids up to 1000 times stronger than morphine, in 3-6% of samples and xylazine, an animal sedative, in 25% of samples across 60 sites, highlighting a serious public health risk.
Potent Synthetic Opioids and Animal Sedative Detected in Australian Wastewater
Analysis of Australian wastewater samples detected nitazenes, synthetic opioids up to 1000 times stronger than morphine, in 3-6% of samples and xylazine, an animal sedative, in 25% of samples across 60 sites, highlighting a serious public health risk.
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36% Bias Score
NSW Health Crisis: Nitazene Vapes Prompt Call for Broader Drug Response
Four young adults in Sydney unknowingly became addicted to nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, after inhaling it from vapes purchased online, prompting NSW's Chief Health Officer to urge broader drug responses beyond the planned pill testing trial.
NSW Health Crisis: Nitazene Vapes Prompt Call for Broader Drug Response
Four young adults in Sydney unknowingly became addicted to nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, after inhaling it from vapes purchased online, prompting NSW's Chief Health Officer to urge broader drug responses beyond the planned pill testing trial.
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36% Bias Score
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